| Building
Code |
574.H.2 |
Construction
Date |
1917 |
| Origins |
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Description
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The C.P.R.
Railway Underpass provides a safe pedestrian crossing over a
busy
rail line near the corner of Sixth and Wellington. |
Heritage
Value
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After an
accident involving a young girl, the Virden’s
Women’s Institute
was instrumental in having the C.P.R. Railway Underpass constructed in
a
place regularly used by pedestrians. It has served that purpose since
1917,
with renovations updating it in 1951.
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the exterior heritage character of the C.P.R.
Railway
Underpass include:
- the brick and concrete construction and the location at a convenient
connecting
point between the two sides of the mail C.P.R. line.
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| Site
History |
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| Additional
Information |
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